USS NORTH CAROLINA
World War II battleship. Launched, June 13, 1940. Served in Pacific, 1942-1945. Decommissioned, 1947. Berthed here, 1961.
D-86New Hanover County
Where it stands. SR 1352 (USS North Carolina Road) in Wilmington
The Old Man just claimed that the stature of the man was measured by how much he could smile when fate was beating him over the head with a stick.